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Probably my favourite demonstration game at Bristol’s Reveille 2014 was the Dad’s Army 28mm using the Pulp Alley rules.
The players were in charge of Walmington on Sea’s finest as they hunt for a bailed out German aircrew, the problem is there’s also a German uboat crew searching for them as well…
The scenery looked great.
As well as the Home Guard there was also a lovely model of Jones’ Butcher’s Van.
These 20mm Afrika Korps vehicles and guns were part of a 20mm Rapid Fire Desert War game that was displayed at Reveille II.
Really nice models and scenery.
Here is the trailer for Terminator: Genisys
This new film, a reboot of the franchise, looks like a combination of the first two films mashed together, with elements of number three thrown into the mix.
Well indeed why not?
Why not take what made those films an enjoyable time travel cyborg cinematic romp and create a new film for a new generation. You might not remember, but the original Terminator film came out thirty years ago, so for many it’s an old film. It would be like us watching a 1954 film in 1984! Now I feel like Marty McFly.
Great Scott!
These 20mm M3 Stuart tanks were part of a 20mm Rapid Fire Desert War game that was displayed at Reveille II.
They look very good, and the scenery was nice. Not sure of the make or if they were plastic kits or resin models.
Update: From the comments, they are the old Matchbox plastic kits of the M3 Stuart tanks.
Morghast Archai as seen through the window at Games Workshop.
The Archai are Nagash’s elite guard and the greatest of the Morghast. Only Nagash’s closest lieutenants can command them and only the mightiest heroes of the mortal race have the power to defeat them.
This multi-part plastic kit can be assembled as two Morghast Archai. They are clad in ebon-wrought armour which channels the magic of the world into their accursed forms. Possessed with the might of demigods, they wield swords and glaives that blaze with the spirit energies of the slain, the souls trapped within driven to drag others to share their fate.
You have to admit that the quantity, quality and complexity of the plastic kits that are coming out of Games Workshop are so much superior to the kits they produced ten years ago.
The full rules for using Morghast Archai in games of Warhammer are included in Warhammer: Nagash.
If you want to read more about Nagash, then it might be wortjwhile having a read of The Return of Nagash.
The End Times are coming. As the forces of Chaos threaten to drown the world in madness, Mannfred von Carstein and Arkhan the Black put aside their difference and plot to resurrect the one being with the power to stand against the servants of the Ruinous Powers and restore order to the world – the Great Necromancer himself. As they set about gathering artefacts to use in their dark ritual, armies converge on Sylvania, intent on stopping them. But Arkhan and Mannfred are determined to complete their task. No matter the cost, Nagash must rise again. Read this because The original bad guy of the Warhammer world returns for the End Times, ready to destroy the land of the living and begin a new age of undeath. If you like Warhammer, this is a must read — nothing that has ever happened within the Old World or without has been more pivotal to the future of the Warhammer setting.
At Bristol’s Reveille II 2014 was a very nice looking A Very British Civil War game, complete with armoured cars.
According to the Reveille website the rules were Legends of the Old West.
It’s a teaser…
…but I already want to see more.
Like the shots of both the X-Wings and the Millennium Falcon, however the rolling ball robot does worry me slightly. I do hope that they don’t do a “Phantom Menance” and focus on toys and effects and forget the story. The charm of the 1977 Star Wars was not just incredible effects, but also a really good story of good and evil.
Stop what you’re doing and watch the trailer for the new film in the Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World.
I am not sure if I am impressed or disappointed.
What do you think?
This is a rather nice looking Iron Warriors Chaos Basilisk that was on display in Warhammer World in Nottingham back in 2007.
This is a rather nice looking Iron Warriors Chaos Vindicator (if somewhat badly photographed) that was in the display.
Alongside in the same display cabinet was this BaneBlade heavy tank.
Again very nicely painted and looks very menacing.
Part of much larger Iron Warriors army by Christian Bryne.
One of the most popular posts on the blog is an article I wrote back in 2011 on the Battle of the Bulge reporting on the news that Flames of War was going to release models and rules for the Battle of the Bulge.
Then I said
I would like to see two tanks in particular, the M24 Chaffee and the British Comet. These tanks are currently not in the FoW range.
In June 2012 we saw that we were going to get Flames of War Chaffee tanks that were eventually released in September, however still no sign of the Comet.
So you can guess I was quite pleased to see the news from FlamesCon 2014 that Flames of War are going to release a 15mm Comet, in plastic.
It looks like a really nice model and I might get a few.
Why such a fascination, well I suspect that it was because I bought and made the Matchbox Comet many, many years ago.